1st and 3rd place in the Canungra Cup …read more
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Fifty Ways to Fly Better: By Bruce Goldsmith and Friends
Bruce Goldsmith’s new book is out now. Scroll down for exclusive extracts Bruce Goldsmith has published a new book, Fifty Ways to Fly Better. Published with Cross Country it’s a “synthesis” of all Bruce’s knowledge from over 25 years in the sports of paragliding and hang gliding. “I’ve been flying since the early 1980s and […] …read more
How to Climb Faster in Thermals
This is an edited extract of an article in Fifty Ways to Fly Better, by Bruce Goldsmith and Friends Thermalling is probably the most important part of flying, as well as the most pleasurable. The feeling of using the natural energy of rising air is a pleasure similar to surfing an invisible wave. But the […] …read more
Rear-Riser Control and how to use it
This an edited extract from Fifty Ways to Fly Better, by Bruce Goldsmith and friends What is rear-riser control? “Rear-riser control allows you to keep contact with the glider while gliding, especially when using the speedbar,” explains Ozone test pilot Russell Ogden. “For exactly the same reason you use your brakes to keep contact with […] …read more
Thermalling techniques: Classic and turn-reversal
This is an edited extract from Fifty Ways to Fly Better, by Bruce Goldsmith Finding the best lift in a thermal is one of the most vital skills in flying. Half of competition flying is about climbing the fastest, the other half is about gliding. For the recreational pilot, flying around above your friends is […] …read more
Understanding Pitch on a Paraglider
This is an edited extract from Fifty Ways to Fly Better, by Bruce Goldsmith When you fly your paraglider, you sit in your harness at least seven metres below the wing – maybe as much as ten. This means that you are the weight of a huge pendulum. A large part of becoming a good […] …read more
Understanding Seabreeze Convergence
This is an edited extract from Fifty Ways to Fly Better, by Bruce Goldsmith and friends When I started flying I remember learning about a strange phenomenon called ‘convergence’. In the books, convergence was always discussed as something unusual, as though it only occurred in certain places such as on the coast, or in certain […] …read more
40th Coupe Icare, the video
40th Coupe Icare, the video …read more
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New World female XC record for Nicole Fedele
New World female XC record for Nicole Fedele …read more
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Cross Country hits 25-years-old and celebrates it in issue 150
We’re 25-years-old this issue – grown up enough to know better, young enough to still have fun. Started in 1988 by Sherry Thevenot, an artist who married into the hang gliding scene, the magazine grew quickly and has gone from strength to strength. Along the way it’s had a ringside seat at many of our sport’s […] …read more